William henry wnyder



(N Model.)

W. H. SNYDER.

LAST. 7

No. 283,826. Patented Au 28, 1883.

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\VILLTAM HENRY SNYDER, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 283,826, dated August 28, 1883. Application filed June 23, 1883. (N model) 4 T0 (tZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1', YVILLIAMI'I. SNYDER, of

San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco i and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe Makers Lasts; and I do herebydecl are that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part ofthis specification, and in which Figure 1 ma longitudinal vertical sectional view of my improved last. Figs. .2 and 3 are perspective views of the two parts of the last separated, and Figs. 4 and 5 are perspective detail views of the locking devices detached.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspending parts in all the figures.

My invention has relation to shoe-makers lasts and it consists in the improved eonstruction and combination of parts of the fastenings for attaching the block to the body of the last, as hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A indicates the body of the last, and B the block, which fits into the recess 0 in the top of the body of the last, both of which parts are of the usual construction. The edges D of the point of the block are beveled, and fit under the correspondingly-beveled end, E, of the recess 0, thus holding the point of the block in place, and the rear end of the block is held in place bymeans of atriangular plate, F, beveled at its forward pointing sides, fastened to a plate, G, secured to the underside of the block, by means of screws H, and fitting into a corresponding]y-beveled triangular slot, 1, in the rear end of a plate, J, which is fastened. in a recess, K, in the upper rear portion of the recess C, so tl lat the triangular beveled plate may.

be inserted into the slot from the rear end of recess C. Inside plate G is a plate, L, the forward end of which forms two cars or lugs, M, between which a lever, N, bent at a right angle, is pivoted at its knee, projecting into a recess, 0, in the block. A spring, P, fastened to plate L, bears with its free end against the upwardlypointing arm of the lever against its rear edge, and the forwardlypointing arm block, which is usually of the lever is provided with a downwardlypointing lug, Q, which projects and catches into a perforation, R, in the .forward endof plate J, thus preventing the block from bein ,with drawn when caught. To unlock this catch the last-key is inserted into the transverse perforation S in the upper portion of the found in all lasts, and the recess 0 is so located that its upper end is transversed by the perforation S, and the up wardly-pointi 11g arm of the lever projects into the said perforation, so that it is tilted rearward when the last-key is inserted, lifting the lug or catch upon its other end up out of the perforation in the plate upon the body of the last. In this manner it willbe seen that the block is released from the body of the last in the moment the last-key is inserted, allowing it to be withdrawn, while it will remain firmly locked in place after it has been inserted, and the triangular plate and the slot, having their edges beveled,will allow the block to be easily inserted and withdrawn, and will hold the block firmly in place, the beveled edges wearing to a seat by use without becoming worn, so as to fit loosely.

Having thus described my and desire to secure by United States 1. The combination of the body of thelast, having the usual recess in its upper side, the plate h ayin g the triangular slot in its rear end, said slot having beveled edges, and having the perforation in its forward end,for the purpose set forth, and fastened in a smaller longitudi nal recess in the upper end of the larger recess in the upper portion of the body of the last, the triangular plate having beveled edges and fastened to a plate secured to the block at the rear end of its under side, the block having a recess in its under side for the reception of the locking-lever, and a transverse perfora tion for the insertion of the last-key at the rear end of its under side, and the lockinglever, bent at a right angle, pivoted between two cars upon a plate fastened to the under side of the block, and having a downwardlyprojecting lug upon its forward]y-pointing arm and aspring bearing against the rear edge of its upwardly-pointing arm, as and for the purpose shown and set forth,

perforation in the block for the insertion of the last-hook, as and for the purpose shown and set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as I 5 my own I have hereunto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM HENRY SNYDER.

Witnesses:

G. T. GORDON, GEO. T. KNOX. 

